Combined bookmark and lead pencil



Sept. 25, 1934. 1.. SOLINGER COMBINED BOOKMARK AND LEAD PENCIL FiledJan. 5, 1933 I90 Jolingm/ I INVENTOR- 1 ATTORNEY- Patented Sept. 25,1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Leo Solinger, New York, N. Y., assignorto Eagle Pencil Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of DelawareApplication January 5, 1933, Serial No. 650,213

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a new article of manufacture, the principalobject of the invention being to provide in a single convenientstructure the essential characteristics of a lead pencil and a bookmark.

A further object of the invention is to combine in a single article theessential features of a lead pencil, a bookmark and paper cutter.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds.

In the drawing accompanying this specification,

Fig. l is a perspective view of a combined lead pencil and bookmarkconstructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scaleillustrating the manner in which the tassel is secured to the body ofthe bookmark proper;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line III-III of Fig.2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illus-,

trating a modified form of the body to adapt it for use as a papercutter; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line V-V of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a body preferably made of woodand of such shape and thinness that it may readily be placed between thepages of a book and the latter closed without any material distortion.That is to say, the body 1 is of considerably greater width thanthickness and, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, has its two side edges roundedto a smooth finish. An ornamental tassel 2 is attached by means of acord 3 to the body 1 at one end thereof. As shown in Fig. 2, the body isprovided with a metal cap 4 fitting snugly over the end of the body, thecap having an outwardly curved endwall 4 thereby to form a clear spacebetween the end face of the body 1 and said endwall when the cap andbody are assembled as shown in Fig. 2. The endwall of the cap isprovided centrally thereof with an aperture of sufficient size to permitthe passage therethrough of the looped end 3 of the tassel cord. Thecord is held in the cap by means of a cross bar or pin 5 passing throughthe loop of the cord. When the parts are properly assembled, the endface of the body 1 will compress the loop of the tassel cord toward theendwall of the cap, thereby maintaining the pin 5 within the curvedspace formed by the endwall of the cap and thus causing the oppositeends of the pin to engage the curved end wall, thereby preventingendwise movement of the pin so as to disengage the loop 3* of the cord.

As hereinbefore stated, the principal object of the invention is toprovide in a single convenient article the facilities of a bookmark andpencil. To that end, a lead 6 is disposed within a central longitudinalbore formed in the body. This lead may be kept in sharp condition forwriting by paring off the two side edges of the body so as to impartthereto a V-shape at its lower end as indicated at 7 in Fig. l.

The usefulness of the article may be still further enhanced by bevelingone of its edges as indicated at 8 in Figs. 4 and 5. By the addition .ofthis feature to the combined pencil and bookmark above described thearticle possesses the further advantage of forming a very convenientpaper knife or envelope opener.

A bookmark and a pencil are among the most essential requirements of themore serious type of readers, such for instance as students, ministersof the gospel, research workers, orators, etc., and the functions of thetwo articles are so closely related to each other that the advantages ofthe provision in a single, compact and highly practical article, ofmeans for performing both of said functions should be apparent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A book-marker pencil having a body flattened throughout, a cap laterallyflattened to conform to the shape of the body and fitted on one end ofsaid body, said cap having its end spaced from the end of said body toprovide a chamber in the cap, said cap having an opening in the centerof its end, an indicator strand provided with a loop extending into saidchamber through the opening, and a pin within the chamber passingthrough said loop, said pin being of length greater than the minortranverse dimension of the chamber and greater than the distance betweenthe end of the cap and the end of the pencil body.

LEO SOLINGER.

